Nathaniël Tobija Polak was an ancient languages secondary schoolteacher at the gymnasium in Delft and later the vice-principal. In 1934 he was retired.
On the day when the Jews of Delft were arrested, 5 March 1943, Nathaniël Polak died at his home, probably because of a heart failure. His wife and his daughter were brought to the police station and were deportated to camp Westerbork via the railwaystation Hollands Spoor in Den Haag.
M. van Lunteren-Spanjaard; J. Wijnberg-Stroz, Blijvers en Voorbijgangers. Joden in Delft 1850-1960 (Kampen 1998)
In addition, a Jokos file (number 32272) on this family is at the Amsterdam Municipal Archive. Access is subject to authorization from the Stichting Joods Maatschappelijk Werk.The Jokos file reveals that a claim was lodged for compensation for :
- securities or bonds. (W-claim, number C83C124/1682)
- valuables surrendered to the Lippmann-Rosenthal looting bank (L-claim, number 9552/4240)